10 Cruelest WWE Superstar Exits Ever

Marc Mero joined WWE in 1996 as a babyface, accompanied by his real-life wife, Sable. After he suffered a knee injury, though, the high-flying heavyweight returned as a heel, one jealous of the popularity of his significant other.

WWE clearly saw more potential in Sable than Mero, and for the next several months, the divide between the couple widened. Eventually, Mero turned on his wife and forced her out of WWE. She was rehired and continued to feud with her husband and his new girlfriend, Jacqueline.

Sable got the better of the program and became one of WWE's most popular stars. Mero, meanwhile, floundered - his association with Jacqueline was ended and he began losing more and more matches.

On the November 30, 1998 episode of Raw, Mero was put into a match with Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill. Prior to the bout, Mero announced he would retire if he couldn't beat Gill, and sure enough, the champ won with some help from The Job Squad.

That was it for Mero. Though he did wrestle at the UK's Capital Carnage PPV a few days later, he explained that he was only fulfilling contractual obligations.